Heroes (1977)

Purely Joyful Movie!

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This movie was excellent, at a time when some friends of mine were going into the service. The movie showed compassion, and understanding to a Veteran, I think the plot was good, real determination on the side of Jack, following the dream him and his buddy had. There was a love in the movie that you don't see very often, part way through and to the end. Coming back from a war that was more or less misunderstood, Jack was looked down upon, he only did what he was told and trained to do. For the most part the general public of the time didn't know him or what he stood for, they only saw where he came from, and what he did there. Another movie with the same background was Rambo, only Rambo ended with violence, but there was still mention of a friend in the movie that died, and a dream that couldn't take place. Both movies showed sides of a man, coming back from a place we will never see, eating things we would never eat. I loved the movie Heroes, even after coming back from Nam, Jack still had good morals, he still did what was right. I would love to see the movie come out so we could buy it, either on VHS, or DVD, I definitely would buy it.

This is a childhood memory. So please keep it in perspective. This was before "Star Wars", so I knew Henry Winkler. But at the time (I must have been 9 at the time), I did say hello to Harrison Ford. Henry would not sign an autograph. But he would shake your hand. I shook it. And at the time I felt that I could put my hand in a plastic baggie. I didn't know if I could sell it later. But what the hell, your 9 so who looks a year down the road, right? Sally Field? A total bitch. I knew even then at my age. She would not look at the local folks watching the filming, not would come to the local people at breaks. I actually liked her before I met her (Smokey and the Bandit) was made before I watched the filming of "Heroes". But because of her actions, I learned to not give her career a glance. I am gland it became less then more.Parts of "Heroes" was filmed in the California town of Glen Ellen. As were parts of a Lassie movie and others. At the time (the early 80's to the late 80's, when I went into the military), I know of all the movies that where made in Glen Ellen.... "Cujo", was another movie that was made in the city. I got Daniel Hugh Kelley's signature before "Hardcastle and McCormick". He was waiting in a red MG type of car when my neighbor And I were walking back from school. Gave me his autograph and I have kept it ever since. More of Hollywood coming to me then the other way around. He ended up a good guy.

I remember seeing this movie when it came out in the theater. Tonight I got to see it at home on TV after all these years. The big surprise is the ending song of the movie was changed! "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas was changed for some trivial song about Heroes. I don't understand why. That was one of best parts of the movie. Sally Field is one of the best dramatic actresses I have seen. She is right up there with Katherine Hepburn and Anne Baxter. Henry Winkler did OK but I think other actors could of done just as well. Harrison Ford was underused. The plot was very thin. What a shame not to use the talent they had available to a better use. They really could of developed the characters more and got rid of the fight scenes and racing cars. Sad

The song that closes "Heroes" (1977) in its various T.V./video versions is not the same song that was used in its theatrical showing. It would be great if someone would put the original closing theme back in this film because the crappy song that was used as the replacement closing theme spoils the mood of the last few moments, which is better served by the original closing theme.